Testing
nnoun.actthe act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something worksExamples:- they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons
Derivationally Related Form:test
Hypernyms:experiment experimentation
Inherited Hypernyms:testingexperimentscientific researchresearchinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actan examination of the characteristics of somethingExamples:- there are laboratories for commercial testing
- it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox
Derivationally Related Form:test
Hypernyms:examination scrutiny
Inherited Hypernyms:testingexaminationinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:screening
Full Hyponyms:genetic screeningscreening
nnoun.actthe act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learnedSynset:examination
Derivationally Related Form:testexamine
Hypernyms:investigating investigation
Inherited Hypernyms:examinationinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:11-pluseleven-plus
Full Hyponyms:eleven-plus
vverb.socialput to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use toSynset:essay examine prove test try try out
Examples:- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
Derivationally Related Form:trialtryoutexaminationtesttestingexaminertrier
Hypernyms:evaluate judge pass judgment
Inherited Hypernyms:testevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:controlfield-testfloatverify
Full Troponyms:controlfield-testfloat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialtest or examine for the presence of disease or infectionSynset:screen test
Examples:- screen the blood for the HIV virus
Hypernyms:check
Inherited Hypernyms:screencheckexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationexamine someone's knowledge of somethingSynset:quiz test
Examples:- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
Derivationally Related Form:quizzertesteetesttestingquiztester
Hypernyms:examine
Inherited Hypernyms:quizexaminequestionaskcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.stativeshow a certain characteristic when testedExamples:- He tested positive for HIV
Derivationally Related Form:testtesting
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:testbe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s Adjective
vverb.competitionachieve a certain score or rating on a testExamples:- She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools
Derivationally Related Form:test
Hypernyms:score
Inherited Hypernyms:testscoreachievesucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s Adjective
vverb.communicationdetermine the presence or properties of (a substance)Derivationally Related Form:testtesting
Hypernyms:ascertain check determine find out learn see watch
Inherited Hypernyms:testdetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionundergo a testDerivationally Related Form:testeetest
Hypernyms:submit take
Inherited Hypernyms:testtakeundergochange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s Adjective